Improvement in sash-holders



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BENJAMIN H()NSIl\l(u`rlil1` OF SAME PLAGE.

. Letters Patent No. 105,206, dated July 12, 1870.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thename.

I, JosmH HoNsINGER, of Harrisburg, in the State of Iennsylvania, haveinvented certain Improvements in a Sash-Holder for Windows, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention consists, mainly, in the arrangement of a few simpleparts, some of which are old, in such manner as to constitute a simpleand eicient sashholder.

The details of construction and manner of operation will he fullydescribed hereinafter.

In the drawing- Figure 1 represents a perspeetive view of one side of awindow, to the sashes of which my improved holder is applied;

Figure `2 represents the case of the holder, with1 the cam and lever inplace, the loose rack being also shown in perspective;

Figure 3 represents an interior' view of the case; and

Figures 4 and 5 represent views of the holder as applied to the sash.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willnew proceed to describe fully its construction and manner of' operation.

C represents the case, which may he made in any suitable manner.

' I) represents the cam, which is provided with teeth, as shown, andpivoted at the point P in the ease C.

S represents a flat metallic spring, the upper end of which is attachedto the case C, and the lower end presses against the cam D.

It represents a toothed rack, one face of which is grooved, if desired,for the purpose of reducing the bearing surface. l

L represents' a lever, and L a crank. These are attac-hed tothe shaft; Pof the cam, and serve to operate the latter, when desired.

The operation is as'follows:

When the holder is in its usual position, the loose rack R is pressedagainst the sash, by means of spring S, through the medium of the cam D,as shown in iig. 5, and, consequently, it is impossible for it to hemovedether up or down. By lifting the lcver or crank, however, the cam Dis turned inward, and the pressure is 'removed from the sash, and it mayhe moved in any desired direction.

I do not claim any of these parts, in themselves; but

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letlters Patent of theUnited States, is-

The specific arrangement ofa three-cogged cam, IJ within a case, 0,1latspring S, lugs E, and lever L, in combination with a loose three-coggcdrack, It, all arranged andl operating in the manner and for the purposespecified.

JOSIAH HONSINGER.

Witnesses:

WM. B. WILEY, JACOB STAUFFER.

